The Flu shot
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never got one before.
got one this year due to convenience.
didn't get sick before.
didn't get sick this year.
no clue if it worked or not as a result.
do not plan on getting one next year.
got one this year due to convenience.
didn't get sick before.
didn't get sick this year.
no clue if it worked or not as a result.
do not plan on getting one next year.
hard to say..
got one this year, so far so good.
BUT...I'm also taking Cold FX extra strength every day as well.
Ask me end of May.
got one this year, so far so good.
BUT...I'm also taking Cold FX extra strength every day as well.
Ask me end of May.
The Cunning Linguist said:
The flu izn't always gettin' da flu, but thinkin' ya have da flu, ah yeah...
Gyaos.
Didn't get the shot, didn't get sick.
The flu shot is notoriously specific. The flu virus changes so quickly that a shot for one type of flu won't protect you from another type of flu, and since it takes so much lead time to actually create the serum, it's pretty much guesswork on the behalf of researches as to which strain of flu they should create the serum for.
That's not to say that those with compromised immune systems or the elderly shouldn't get the shot. Protection against one strain is better than no protection at all. But I'm not in a high-risk group so I didn't bother.
The flu shot is notoriously specific. The flu virus changes so quickly that a shot for one type of flu won't protect you from another type of flu, and since it takes so much lead time to actually create the serum, it's pretty much guesswork on the behalf of researches as to which strain of flu they should create the serum for.
That's not to say that those with compromised immune systems or the elderly shouldn't get the shot. Protection against one strain is better than no protection at all. But I'm not in a high-risk group so I didn't bother.
I got a flu shot and it worked perfectly. One week later I had it!
Remind me... next year I should get a flu prevention shot instead.
Remind me... next year I should get a flu prevention shot instead.
never got the flu shot ,NEVER had the flu.
Don't believe in it either. Let your body fight your battles, keeps you healthy.
Don't believe in it either. Let your body fight your battles, keeps you healthy.
I get every shot that I can because I travel a lot, sometimes to under-developed countries, and I want to be resistant to every fucking thing that I can be. I am collecting vaccinations to all the different travel bugs as well.
I also think this is somewhat sensible because I visit SP's and that presumably exposes me to a lot of stuff--I don't just mean STD's, it's got to be a vector for normal "harmless" diseases like the flu that I'd still rather not have.
If I were not overseas so much, though, I'd probably skip it.
I also think this is somewhat sensible because I visit SP's and that presumably exposes me to a lot of stuff--I don't just mean STD's, it's got to be a vector for normal "harmless" diseases like the flu that I'd still rather not have.
If I were not overseas so much, though, I'd probably skip it.
